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Powerful Quotes

Strength examined from more than one angle.

This powerful quotes collection spans personal drive — wanting to measure up to bigger figures — to recognizing when a script or story carries real weight. Compare with Believe quotes.

My dad taught me that language was a powerful tool.

Quotes by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

Quotes by Adam Savage

If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

In poor countries, the rich and powerful crush the poor and powerless.

Quotes by Adam Davidson

Believe Quotes

The single most powerful element of youth is our inability to know what's impossible.

Quotes by Adam Braun

No matter how powerful, countries cannot rule the whole world. The world is ruled by brains, by justice, by morals and by fairness.

Quotes by Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Before Mint.com, I was a long-time user of 'Microsoft Money' and Intuit's 'Quicken.' Both were powerful tools, loaded with features and functionality around taxes, investment, budgeting - too feature-laden, in fact. They took hours to set up, forever to learn,...

Quotes by Aaron Patzer

I'm interested in ways that digital interfaces can be utilized as powerful narrative devices, and to engage people in new and exciting ways.

Quotes by Aaron Koblin

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

Quotes by A. Philip Randolph

Children Quotes

For painting, I like strong lines, powerful pieces.

Quotes by Yusaku Maezawa

You could go to Estonia and there's probably an episode of 'Seinfeld' playing there. Television is a very powerful thing.

Quotes by Yul Vazquez

Survival is very powerful. All your faculties want to cling to life. We're not tested usually, luckily, but when we are, we become superheroes.

Quotes by Yossi Ghinsberg

A movie is so visually powerful, so overwhelming, that it tends to crowd out how you might have imagined things.

Quotes by Yann Martel

Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies.

Quotes by Yann Martel

Family Quotes

'Stimela' is the very first video I directed. I wanted it to be an emotional visual art piece, displaying humans as free, powerful animals. We are all running from something or searching for something; our instincts have been ignored.

Quotes by Wynter Gordon

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

Quotes by Willie Stargell

You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.

Quotes by William J. Clinton

The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.

Quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

Men are subject to powerful passions and appetites, and, if unrestrained, are capable of ruthlessly riding roughshod over their neighbors and the community at large.

Quotes by William Barr

Father Quotes

Smells are so powerful and evocative, sometimes stronger than visual cues.

Quotes by Will Cotton

Frequently Asked Questions

What different ideas about power come up in these quotes?
This mix covers a personal reflection on wanting to feel as big and powerful as others as a child, praise for a powerful, rarely-told story, an opinion blaming the powerful rather than the poor for environmental harm, and a view about how religion can be used by the powerful to hold onto power when church and state are combined.
Is there a quote about wanting to feel powerful as a child?
Yes: "I was very short when I was little, so I probably had - and there may be a residue of it now - that Napoleon complex. Wanting to be as big and as powerful as the big guys."
Does a quote say the powerful, not the poor, are responsible for environmental harm?
Yes - one sample post states, "We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible." This is presented as that speaker's own stated opinion, not a fact this page is endorsing.
Is there a quote about religion being used by the powerful when state and religion are combined?
Yes - one quote states, "When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power." This reflects that speaker's own view about the relationship between state and religion, not this page's position on the subject.
Where can I find more quotes on related themes?
If you enjoy these, take a look at our Believe and Hope quotes pages.

Other entries turn critical, pointing at governments and institutions as the powerful parties responsible for real harm, and at how religion can be used to keep power in place. See also Prayers or Family quotes.